Relapse!!! AHHhhh
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Maryanne
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Joined: 24 Jul 2003
Posts: 822
Locus: charleston, sc
Sat Jul 24, 2004 4: 28 pm    Post subject: Relapse!!! AHHhhh
As ive come off induction, i slowly add back in more carbs and so now, a few weeks later i find myself miserable. It kind of crept up on me, but my diet is most definately NOT Atkins, I dont know how it snowballed out of that realm.
I ' m ravenous all the time, i know its my insulin response or maybe i ' m just a hungry gross. I cant control eating, i eat way more than 3 meals a day. Its like i eat 3 meals, 3 snacks and a handful or segment of anything that passes before my eyes. I feel like a food addict or something and i used to have such wonderful self control. I ask myself why i eating so much. Its not emotional eating because i ' m utterly happy and contented miss for when i think of my eating habits and weight
a catch22. I keep telling myself that i still have one month before school starts, thats enough time to reach my goals but the way things are going, i ' m eating like a starving ethiopian child and looking like a dog about to go to the slaughterhouse.
I feel so mad at myself and i ' ve gained a few pounds, well actually i ' ve lost and regained the same 10 pounds for about 3 months, so i ' m not worried about it. I can drop the weight in a week or less b / c its water weight.
I want to do induction again, i ' m going to need iron will to make it through the next two weeks. Sorry - just had to vent a bit!!! I ' m starting a clean induction next week and i need all the strength i can muster.
This is my last chance to make my goal happen, i have to do this.
Lexi ' s Omi
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Joined: 05 Dec 2003
Posts: 3376
Station: Southernmost Central British Columbia
Sat Jul 24, 2004 5: 37 pm    Post subject:
Do a strict induction & the cravings will go away. [ / icon_cool. gif] You ' ve done it before, you can do it again. [ / icon_biggrin. gif]
Susannaj4
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Joined: 06 Jun 2003
Posts: 4146
Station: Apopka, Fl
Sat Jul 24, 2004 8: 26 pm    Post subject:
Yes, I did it. It worked. I just wouldn ' t before. I didn ' t want to give certain things up. I have given up soda completely, meaning I don ' t buy it and bring it home. If we are out, I may get one, a single serving and that is it. I have * gasp * given up chocolate. Then before TOM I went on complete induction and low and behold I lost the water weight I had been holding onto plus 3 more pounds. Then TOM. Well, When it is done it is right back to the grind. My point is that I know that you can do it. Don ' t give up, just get determined. I have faith in you!!! [ / icon_biggrin. gif]
Qvaria
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Joined: 18 Sep 2003
Posts: 1256
Site: Maine
Sat Jul 24, 2004 9: 43 pm    Post subject:
Hey, dont be so so hard on yourself, you are human we all mess up. You can do this, you ahve done before and i know u can do it again, in the meantime, stop being so mean to yourself hehe.
NYPD
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Joined: 04 Impair 2004
Posts: 337
Where: Heightstown, N. J.
Sun Jul 25, 2004 3: 34 am    Post subject:
Maryanne!
CAN ' T MEANS WON ' T!
Don ' t make me come and spank you!
Yiu can and WILL do it, with us gigantic over ya!
[ / icon_smile. gif]
NYPD
Number9
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Joined: 10 Nov 2003
Posts: 132
Spot: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Mon Jul 26, 2004 5: 22 pm    Post subject:
Want some company going back to induction? I am in the same spot you are - have been slipping down the slope for awhile and losing and gaining the same 5 - 10 pounds for the past 3 months or so. I am also trying to get down further by September - Sept. 15 is my one - year mark " on " Atkins WOE and I want the overall results to be impressive ( right now, started at 197, now at 174, would like to finish off the year being around 160 ).
Anyways, I am going away for the weekend ( in Nova Scotia next Monday is a holiday ) with some friends, and when i get back I was planning on starting a strict 2 week induction starting Tuesday, Aug. 3, and this will be very difficult for me! i have horrible will power, so knowing that someone else was doing the same thing and could keep me on track would be great.
i am trying to do an OWL week right now since i know there will be drinking this weekend!
Let me know if you want some company on the two week road to recovery!
Maryanne
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Joined: 24 Jul 2003
Posts: 822
Location: charleston, sc
Mon Jul 26, 2004 6: 49 pm    Post subject:
Thanks for the encouragement guys, i really appreciate it, the support and tough love. I have started Induction yesterday, and also i ' m going to start keeping calories down to 1400 and exercising for 45 minutes everyday. I hope this works, the exercise is kind of a rut for me, i ' ve been doing the same old 45 min walk for awhile, so i think i will step it up to an hour or add some running in for variety.
So... that is my plan and i know the next couple of days will be pure torture for me - I ' m such a sugar addict and i will probably get a major case of pms like symptoms.
Number9 - We need to start right now buddy!!!
Teuthis
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Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 3397
Location: Georgia
Tue Jul 27, 2004 11: 49 pm    Post subject: Emotional Eating
I really believe that your problems stem from emotional eating and cravings. If you can get through the first two or three weeks of Atkins the physical cravings diminish. Perhaps you need some help with the emotional ones. It takes time and effort for some months to really bring them under control. And you must be totally strict with yourself. If you want to lose weight and be thinner and healthier you must commit to the task. Focusing on food all the time is no way to do that. You are doubtless using food for comfort and reward. You must stop that completely. Find something else that makes you feel good and do that instead. It isn ' t easy but it is workable. You must purposely form new strong habits that will sustain you in times of temptation. You do that by practicing doing things right; resisting temptation and keeping your goal always in top of mind. As long as food is the most important feature of your personal life you cannot lose and maintain weight.
Good Luck! [ / icon_smile. gif]
Number9
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Joined: 10 Nov 2003
Posts: 132
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Thu Jul 29, 2004 2: 12 pm    Post subject:
Maryanne - how are you doing with induction? I am still planning on starting back on that phase on Tuesday, but can ' t say that I am looking forward to it! Just keep focussed on your goal and think about how much better you will feel about yourself and everyting around you when you accomplish it! I will be around the forum today and tomorrow, but then am off on a girls weekend! I will have to try and be very good and drink low - carb alcohol and eat right. At least I will get it all out of my sytem by Tuesday!
Let me know how you are finding induction and encourage me with your success!
Susannaj4
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Joined: 06 Jun 2003
Posts: 4146
Location: Apopka, Fl
Thu Jul 29, 2004 2: 22 pm    Post subject:
Nice to see you number9.
NancyT12
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Joined: 29 Jun 2004
Posts: 40
Location: IL by way of NC by way of CT
Thu Jul 29, 2004 2: 43 pm    Post subject:
Number 9... i ' m kind of in the same spot as you are. i am going to start STRICT induction on monday ( i have a friend coming into town that i haven ' t seen in YEARS and we ' ll be drinking... i know i know ) and i need to get back on the horse.
i ' ll start with you and maryanne if you ' d like! let me know!
Number9
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Joined: 10 Nov 2003
Posts: 132
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Thu Jul 29, 2004 5: 57 pm    Post subject:
Nancy - The more the merrier. I think Maryanne started this week, but I am starting it on Tuesday. I will be away for the weekend but will check in then!
susanna - thanks, I figured after almost a year it was about time! If I ever figure out how to post pics in messages on pic board I will... putting that up took me long enough!